Tie holder construction



Nov. 29, 1938., c. E. GAYNOR TIE HOLDER CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 21 1936 Patented Nov.29, 1938 UNITED? STATES TIE HOLDER CONSTRUCTION Charles Edmund Gaynor, Pawtucket, R. 1., as-

ignor, by mesne assignments, to Dolan & Bullock, a firm of Rhode Island Application December 21, 1936, Serial No. 116,936

6 Claims.

My present invention relates to the jewelry art and has particular reference to a novel construction for a tie holder.

It is the principal object of my invention to devise a tie holder construction which is readily adjustable to suit the widths of different ties. It is a further object of my invention to provide a simple arrangement which is readily manufactured and assembled, and therefore has a low manufacturing cost.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the description following, in conjunction with the details following, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a plan view of the novel tie holder construction, the tie being indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a view of the rear element of the tie holder; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed section on the line 44 of Fig, 1.

Referring to the drawing, the novel tie holder it comprises a shirt hem engaging portion II and a tie engaging portion 12, the shirt hem engaging portion consisting of a rear member l3 and a front member I 4, see Fig. 3, shaped as 11- lustrated, and connected together by a connecting element I5, see Fig. 2, the front member [4 being made of resilient material and being reversely bent at one end so that the rear member !3 is resiliently pressed towards the front member, the rear member being bent slightly at the tip, so as to permit ready insertion of a shirt hem between the two members.

As best shown in Fig. 3, the front member M consists of two spaced wires it and ii, the wire if having a circular groove 58 formed therein in any desired manner, the other wire i 6 being bent or humped as illustrated at E9 and also, if desired, circularly grooved as at 25], whereby the two arcuate portions l8 and 2i! are adapted to lockingly seat over part of the shank of a rivet pin 2|, see Fig. 4, the resilience of the wires I5 and 11 serving to firmly grip the rivet pin shank between the grooves.

The rivet pin 2|, see Fig. 4, has two heads 22, 23 and two washers 24, 25 positioned on opposite sides of the front member l4, and in addition has two link elements 26, 2! pivoted thereon, these link elements forming part of the tie holder element l2, and having openings or the like 28, 29, at their ends for mounting an ornamental member 39 therebetween. The proportions of the parts are preferably such that the two links 26 and 27 may be moved to any desired position relative to the rear shirt hem engaging portion I l and firmly held in position by their frictional engagement with each other and with the washer 25 and the rivet head 23, whereby the ornamental member 30, which may be a chain as illustrated, or may be any flexible member, is positioned in front of a tie so as to assume a preferred catenary form. g

The novel tie holder construction therefore consists of a rear member, preferably formed of resilient wire, two link members which are riveted thereto, and which are preferably stamped out of sheet metal, and an ornamental member which may be of metal chain or pivoted links, or may be of any other flexible material.

With the above described construction, a tie is held against excessive side movement and forward movement, as the two links cannot swing forwardly on their pivot; the tie is free to move longitudinally, however, to compensate for movements of the wearer.

While I have described a specific constructional embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that changes in the proportions and shape of the parts, their relative size, and their materials, may be made to suit the requirements for different tie holder designs, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a tie holder, a rear portion adapted toremovably engage a shirt hem, a front portion adapted to encircle a tie, and rivet means midway between the ends connecting said portions, said front portion comprising two links movably seated on said rivet means.

2. In a tie holder, a rear portion adapted to removably engage a shirt hem, a front portion adapted to encircle a tie, rivet means connecting said portions, said front portion comprising two links movably seated on said rivet means, and an ornamental member extending between said ends and adapted to be positioned on the tie front.

3. In a tie holder, a rear portion adapted to removably engage a shirt hem, a front portion adapted to encircle a tie, rivet means connecting said portions, said front portion comprising two links movably seated on said rivet means, and an ornamental chain extending between said ends and adapted to be positioned on the tie front.

4. In a tie holder, a rear portion comprising a back element and a front element, said front ele- Cal) ment comprising two generally parallel parts resiliently urged to adjacency, a front portion adapted to engage a tie, and a rivet connecting said portions, said rivet being locked in said front element between said parts.

5. In a tie holder, a rear portion comprising a back element and a front element, said front element comprising two generally parallel parts resiliently urged to adjacency, a front portion adapted to engage a tie, and a rivet connecting said portions, said rivet being locked in said front element between said parts, one of said parts being humped to provide a rivet receiving open- 6. In a tie holder, a rear portion comprising a back element and a front element, said front element comprising two generally parallel parts resiliently urged to adjacency, a front portion adapted to engage a tie, and a rivet connecting said portions, said rivet being locked in said front element between said, parts, one of said parts being humped to provide a rivet receiving opening, said parts having circular grooves in which said rivet seats.

CHARLES EDMUND GAYNOR. 

